Oil of Sharpness¶
Price for DM reference¶
DMG rarity value: 20,000 GP.
| Item / variant | Rarity | Purchase value | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil of Sharpness | Very Rare | 20,000 GP | Half rarity value for a consumable. |
These are book-based values for setting a purchase price when the item is available, not a promise that a merchant stocks it. Availability and negotiated payment remain the DM’s decision.
Pricing sources: DMG 2024, PDF page 220 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.
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- Item type: Potion
- Rarity: Very Rare
Description and use¶
Potion, Very Rare One vial of this oil can coat one Melee weapon or twenty pieces of ammunition, but only ammunition and Melee weapons that are nonmagical and deal Slashing or Piercing damage are affected.
Applying the oil takes 1 minute, after which the oil magically seeps into whatever it coats, turning the coated weapon into a +3 Weapon or the coated ammunition into +3 Ammunition.
This clear, gelatinous oil sparkles with tiny, ultrathin silver shards.
Printed core rules¶
Source page references in your supplied Dungeon Master's Guide (2024). Open the original PDF at the linked page for complete printed tables and rules; use its wording if the searchable transcription differs.
PDF page 285¶
Open the original rulebook — PDF page 285 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.
PDF page 286¶
Open the original rulebook — PDF page 286 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.
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Weight¶
Weight per inventory unit: Not fixed / not specified
No fixed weight specified in the supplied item reference; set the actual item weight.
Counts multiply by inventory quantity. Ammunition quantities count individual pieces; other bundle entries and complete packs use the printed bundle weight. Do not add the same contents separately when using a complete equipment pack. See Carrying capacity for character limits.
Curse of Strahd¶
Original campaign references: Oil of Sharpness